Many local hunger organizations provide the first defense against hunger for many families who need short-term assistance for a number of reasons – newly or long-term unemployed, employed but with insufficient wages, single parents, families with severe medical debt, and anyone on the edge of survival and good health. Other organizations provide innovative solutions to improve opportunities for families through job training, education, and child care. Still others work with the media, government agencies and other community resources to end the causes of hunger.

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